Novels and MySpace - Resources and Notes: Presenters - Michele Witmyer and Fred Griffiths
Started as a new way to introduce a unit on the Renaissance.
She used a webquest that she tweaked for her own use.
Research the Renaissance era for culture, food, etc. Given some guidelines for the persona they were to create.
Create a Character
Formulate a "My Space" profile
Diary entry
She used Wikispaces for it - provided
She created her Webquest in iWeb. Easy to put on Moodle as a file instead of a website.
Novels and MySpace - Resources and Notes: Presenters - Michele Witmyer and Fred Griffiths
Started as a new way to introduce a unit on the Renaissance.
She used a webquest that she tweaked for her own use.
Research the Renaissance era for culture, food, etc. Given some guidelines for the persona they were to create.
Create a Character
Formulate a "My Space" profile
Diary entry
She used Wikispaces for it - provided
She created her Webquest in iWeb. Easy to put on Moodle as a file instead of a website.
Assessed the final product with a rubric.
Wikispaces is still giving away free sites to teachers.
Wikispace FAQ for Teachers (go here to find out how to have them create student accounts).
This is a zipped file that contains Michele's directions and resources: